Triple
T9484934
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Environmental Tectonics Corporation |
E228735
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James D. Thompson
James D. Thompson is an entrepreneur best known as the founder of Environmental Tectonics Corporation, a company specializing in simulation, training, and environmental control technologies.
|
E802176
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: James D. Thompson | Statement: [Environmental Tectonics Corporation, foundedBy, James D. Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James D. Thompson Context triple: [Environmental Tectonics Corporation, foundedBy, James D. Thompson]
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A.
James R. Thompson
James R. Thompson was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the long-time governor of Illinois and later sat on the 9/11 Commission.
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B.
John H. Van Buskirk
John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
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C.
William C. Thompson Jr.
William C. Thompson Jr. is an American politician and attorney who served as New York City Comptroller and was the Democratic nominee for mayor in 2009.
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D.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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E.
Jim V. Hart
Jim V. Hart is an American screenwriter and author best known for his work on major fantasy and adventure films such as "Hook," "Bram Stoker's Dracula," and "Contact."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: James D. Thompson Triple: [Environmental Tectonics Corporation, foundedBy, James D. Thompson]
Generated description
James D. Thompson is an entrepreneur best known as the founder of Environmental Tectonics Corporation, a company specializing in simulation, training, and environmental control technologies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James D. Thompson Target entity description: James D. Thompson is an entrepreneur best known as the founder of Environmental Tectonics Corporation, a company specializing in simulation, training, and environmental control technologies.
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A.
James R. Thompson
James R. Thompson was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the long-time governor of Illinois and later sat on the 9/11 Commission.
-
B.
John H. Van Buskirk
John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
-
C.
William C. Thompson Jr.
William C. Thompson Jr. is an American politician and attorney who served as New York City Comptroller and was the Democratic nominee for mayor in 2009.
-
D.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
-
E.
Jim V. Hart
Jim V. Hart is an American screenwriter and author best known for his work on major fantasy and adventure films such as "Hook," "Bram Stoker's Dracula," and "Contact."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca84730a5081908de282651019bf2f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd804e278c8190b1f869158075cd52 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d12d1326b8819084c6d9490b7a96dc |
completed | April 4, 2026, 3:24 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d12df73e3c819095f69e2b61989bb1 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 3:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d12e6ed8988190bd1f4b6881db5e63 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 3:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:55 p.m.